Capital Region

Nearly 300 businesses, unions, non-profit organizations as well as state and local governments in New York will receive reimbursements under the new health-care law for early retirees’ medical claims, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Monday. Among them are at least 21 beneficiaries in the Capital Region, including the cities of […]
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, is working on legislation that aims to put out-of-work New Yorkers back on the job. In a conference call Wednesday, Gillibrand said her Upstate Workers Act has four goals: allowing farms and businesses access to capital; retooling manufacturing to be green; providing tax credits for agriculture; and retraining New Yorkers […]
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